JaZzArt en València

I often wondered why they never spoke to me about Leonora Carrington in art school… And now I know why… I think you will discover the reason while watching… If not, let’s talk about it…

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People talk about «inspiration» when they think of the process of creating art. I never think of such a thing. Perspiration is more likely to provide insight and ideas for a work of art than some superstitious belief in muses or such other elements designed to, supposedly, inspire. So I live in a very ancient city, actually it was built in the days of the Roman Empire. Here I find «inspiration» in many things, but mostly the gothic buildings…

Here is just one angle of the Micalet, the bell tower of the Cathedral of Valencia… It is truly amazing and inspiring…

Although I am not a landscape painter, I do learn and find many elements in architecture and in the natural world. Everything comes from the natural world that surrounds us. Even my abstract art takes root there and there hides its references. There is no such thing as an abstract, everything proceeds from something. Earth, life, the Universe, the «everything,» is a product of creativity, it is creation, not evolution. In art there is no such thing as evolution. There is always creation, development and spirit…

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No debemos pensar que el arte tiene que ser siempre algo bonito, elegante, decorativo y digno de nuestro salon porque el arte es un dialogo, e igual que los diálogos en la vida real, algunos son agradables otros inquietantes…

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We should not think that art always has to be something beautiful, elegant, decorative, and worthy of our salon, because art is dialogue, and just like real-life conversations, some are pleasant while others are unsettling or disturbing…

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The image you see is original art and available as a fine art print only through Fine Art America. This is the canvas print version, but there are more to choose from. Check out my galleries at Fine Art America and do it often as I change images often as well. Support original art…

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According to the «experts»… oh my, those «experts»… there are proofs and evidence to declare that the «theory» of evolution is a reality, but… I am not convinced by either Darwin or Alfred Russel Wallace… Man, like art, is not a product of evolution.

«How? But what are you saying? Well, I’m going to tell you…»

First, I will tell you about humans, I mean, those who’ve not descended primates (only a lunatic would believe that). If someone wants to have simian ancestors, well, they can enjoy them and go visit them at the zoo. But it is absurd to think that we descend from monkeys. If that were the case, there would no longer be any monkeys because they would have all evolved into men and women. Yes, I know, it’s a somewhat frivolous argument, but it remains valid. Sometimes the simplest things are the truest. That we resemble each other in certain aspects or that we have similar organs that serve the same function, well, dogs, cats, ferrets, otters, lizards, and even fish also have them.

And what of art?

Art does not evolve because it has always been. From the first sketches, drawings, and paintings made in caves to the graffiti done by vandals on the walls of our cities, art is, has been, and will always be a fait accompli, let’s say a done deal.

That times and styles have changed, yes, no doubt. But that is not evolution, that is development. Until the era of the Impressionists, artists only painted what they were asked for. That is why many of the oldest artists did not consider themselves «artists» but rather artisan painters who fulfilled the commissions they were given.

Art changed according to the success of the searches/experiments/trial and errors made by artists who became pioneers and avant-gardists. But until that precise moment in history arrived, it couldn’t be. After the liberty that art achieved in the 19th century, the vanguards of the 20th century came and art completely changed. But it was all due to the search and what they found, as Picasso said, «I do not seek, I find…»

So let us stop thinking about these pseudo-scientists, half mad, half crazy that have put these fireflies in our heads. Let us instead look with a critical eye at the life that surrounds us, at the people too and at art. Art shines, surges, and embraces us with unquenchable strength, the power of truth. Man, like art, did not evolve, but was created perfect.

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Esta canción «Iko Iko» habla del enfrentamiento de dos tribus de indios del Mardi Gras (Mardi Gras Indians) en Nueva Orleans. Bueno, no me voy a liar, hay que ser de Nueva Orleans para entender esto. Pero no para gozarlo, bailarlo, cantarlo y gritarlo por las azoteas. La otra letra jock-a-mo es un grito de guerra de los indios, bueno, al menos eso he leído…

Hay muchas versiones, comenzando por la del propio autor, James «Sugar Boy» Crawford and his Cane Cutters, (1953), The Dixie Cups (1965), el legendario Dr. John (1972), The Grateful Dead (1977), y en 2021, la adaptación del artista Justin Wellington de Papua Nueva Guinea, que la tituló «Iko Iko (My Bestie)», se convirtió en un hit internacional debido a un desafío en Tik Tok.

Y no me preguntéis que significa la letra, cantadla y disfrutadla…

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«Iko Iko» is a song about two tribes of Mardi Gras Indians who confront each other in New Orleans. But, hey, I don’t want to get caught up in the confusion, so just enjoy the song and dance to it! The phrase jock-a-mo is a war cry of the Indians, I guess…

There are many versions of this song beginning in 1953 with the one by its composer James «Sugar Boy» Crawford and his Cane Cutters, (1953), The Dixie Cups (1965), the legendary Dr. John (1972), The Grateful Dead (1977), and in 2021, Justin Wellington, a singer of Papua Nueva Guinea, recorded a version he titled «Iko Iko (My Bestie)», which became an international hit after a Tik Tok challenge.

Well, don’t ask me what the words mean, just dance and sing it on the rooftops!

Aqui teneis una de mis versiones favoritas:

But here is one of my favourite versions:

Gracias…

Cheers…

And the coloured girls go…

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It’s in the mountains and there’s a spectacular castle way up there… This is a great place for autumn or spring, I am not too sure about winter but I am sure that summer is not the time to climb the mountains and hills of beautiful Xàtiva in the Valencian Community, Spain…

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Sometimes I look in the mirror and the face that looks back at me is not mine…

It’s not the face I expected…

Life’s the same…

Things are not what we believe they are,

that’s the lesson I received from life…

A lesson, to be useful, must take us towards the knowledge of change,

for all things change…

The body I fell asleep in last night is not the same body I woke up in this morning, the cells have changed names, address and motivation and now I am new again as is the day, as is the morning as is the light that shines upon my garden from the sun…

All things have changed as each morning comes…

C.2023, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 20 NOV 2023, Valencia, Spain

Artista ilustradora romana cuyas obras tienen un gustito a lo clásico pero aliñadas con el pop y con el surrealismo…

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She is an artist and illustrator whose works taste a bit like something classical but seasoned with pop and surrealism…

Daria nació en 1970 en Roma e inició sus estudios de arte en el Instituto Europeo di Design Roma. Entre su haber hay muchos libros infantiles que ha ilustrado. Además Daria ha recibido varios honores incluyendo el de la Accademia Pictor de Turin que se lo han otorgado ya por tres años seguidos, del 2006 al 2008.

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Daria was born in 1970 in Rome and began her art studies at the European Institute of Design in Rome. Among her achievements are many children’s books that she has illustrated. In addition, Daria has received several honours, including the award of the Accademia Pictor of Turin, which she has received for three consecutive years, from 2006 to 2008.

Creo que aunque no muy conocida por estos Deus lares hay que darla a conocer…

I believe that although she is not too well known in these lands she should be recognised…

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